Building Construction
A truss that curved on the top and straight on the bottom
What is Bowstring Truss?
The near simultaneous ignition of most of the exposed combustibles in an enclosed area
What is Flashover?
A device that is permanently mounted and operated from a vehicle that delivers water
What is Deck Gun?
This search should be completed in 15 minutes or less
What is Primary Search?
When performing ventilation, firefighters want to spend the least amount of time here
What is The Roof?
This older type of wood frame construction has studs that extend vertically from the basement to the roof
What is Balloon-frame Construction?
What is Backdraft?
Devices used to produce a high volume water stream for large fires
What are Master Stream Appliances?
This ladder is most suitable for a rescue
What is Aerial Platform Ladder?
This type of ventilation is at the same level as the fire
What is Horizontal Ventilation?
This wall is constructed between two properties
What is Party Wall?
This fuel consists of three parts: small solids, vapors, and gases.
What is Smoke?
An offensive operation initiated by a brief exterior, indirect attack into fire compartment to initiate cooling and to stop the progress of the fire
What is Transitional Attack?
During these times, risk to life is greater than others in residential occupancies
What is At Night And On Weekends?
The interface that exists at a vent, such as a doorway or window opening
What is Neutral Plane?
This plastic material cured by heat (or other means) is substantially infusible and cannot be softened or formed
What is Thermoset Material?
The transfer of heat through the emission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
What is Radiation?
This explosion occurs when pressurized liquified materials inside a closed vessel are exposed to a source of high heat
What is BLEVE, or Boiling Liquid/Expanding Vapor Explosion?
Search ropes should be anchored here
What is 10ft Outside Exit Door?
The open space within a wall where wires and pipes can run
What is Pipe Chase?
This material is noncombustible, but not fire resistive
What is Glass?
Solid fuels do not burn in a solid state. Instead they must be heated or _____ to decompose into a vapor before they will burn.
What is Pyrolyzed or Undergo The Process Of Pyrolysis?
This material covers the gap between the edge of the roof and the exterior wall of the house
What is Soffit or Soffit Vent?
This search method is considered extremely dangerous and should be used only as a last ditch effort
What is O-VEIS Method or Oriented-Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search Method?
This cut is only as wide as the saw blade and is used for inspection
What is Kerf Cut?